Title

Inventors

Document Type

Patent

Publication Date

6-20-2017

Abstract

'A high-strength coating for dental and orthopedic implants utilizing hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanoparticles provides for a high level of osseointegration through a range of surface pore sizes in the micro- to nanoscale. Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles may be incorporated with the HAp nanoparticles to form a composite coating material, with ZnO providing infection resistance due to its inherent antimicrobial properties. A textured surface, consisting of "islands" of roughly square coating structures measuring about 250 .mu.m on a side, with spacing of 50-100 .mu.m therebetween, may further promote the osseointegration and antimicrobial properties of the implant coating.

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Patent Number

US9682170

Application Number

US 20120276336 A1

Application Published

11-1-2012

Application Filed

8-20-2010

Assignee

Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, AR); NanoMech, Inc. (Springdale, AR)